Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison Between the 19 and 22 Gauge Needles for Core Tissue Procurement During EUS-guided Procedures
NCT02366858CI-TRIAL-00025957withdrawnN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): PI decision was made to discontinue the study
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The investigators hypothesis is that a 22 gauge needle can yield core tissue, obviating the need to use the 19 gauge needle for core tissue procurement.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 gauge | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| 22 gauge | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 19 gauge
- description
- Evaluate the ability to perform molecular marker or immunohistochemistry studies on tissue procured with a 19 gauge needle.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: 19 gauge
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 22 gauge
- description
- Evaluate the ability to perform molecular marker or immunohistochemistry studies on tissue procured with a 22 gauge needle.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: 19 gauge
- Procedure: 22 gauge
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- 22 gauge needle
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 89 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients who are referred to Florida Hospital Center for Interventional Endoscopy for a EUS FNA for core biopsy (19 gauge needle biopsy) who have needle dysfunction (This occurs in about 10% of patients) Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 19 years * Pregnant women will be excluded. This will be confirmed by self-report
References
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